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Canada defeats New Zealand to advance to quarterfinals of World Cup of Darts
SALZBURG, Austria - Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell downed New Zealand on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the BetVictor World Cup of Darts.It marks Canada's ...
Nov 07, 2020
Joe Biden: Stumbles, tragedies and, now, delayed triumph
Days before he left the White House in 2017, President Barack Obama surprised Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, declaring his septuagenarian, white-haired lieutenant "the best vice-pre...
Nov 07, 2020
Ethiopia to replace Tigray region leadership as forces clash
NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopia moved Saturday to replace the leadership of the country's defiant northern Tigray region, where deadly clashes between regional and federal government forces are fueling fear...
Nov 07, 2020
Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected VP
Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice-president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men - almost all of them white - entrenched at the highe...
Nov 07, 2020
Medvedev beats Raonic to reach first Paris Masters final
PARIS - Daniil Medvedev reached the Paris Masters final for the first time after beating Canada's Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (4) in a contest between big servers on Saturday. The third-seeded Russian secur...
Nov 07, 2020
'It just seems uneasy': Portland riots at Vancouver Whitecaps' front door
PORTLAND, Ore. - There's an eerie view outside the Portland hotel that the Vancouver Whitecaps call home. "It's kind of like Gotham City. Everything is boarded up," forward Tosaint Ricketts said...
Nov 07, 2020
Snowstorm to evolve through the weekend, Environment Canada
Environment Canada expects an ever-evolving weekend of weather watches and warnings as a snowstorm makes its way through the southern half of the province."We expect to upgrade the snowfall warnings l...
Nov 07, 2020
Mustangs win season opener, honour the late Dylan Ashe
There were two points at stake for the Melfort Mustangs in their 2020-21 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season opener against the Flin Flon Bombers, and they got both with a 3-1 win.Off the ...
Nov 07, 2020
'It just seems uneasy': Portland riots at Vancouver Whitecaps' front door
PORTLAND, Ore. - There's an eerie view outside the Portland hotel that the Vancouver Whitecaps call home. "It's kind of like Gotham City. Everything is boarded up," forward Tosaint Ricketts said...
Nov 07, 2020
Surging infections in Manitoba a COVID-19 cautionary tale: experts
WINNIPEG - Manitoba was a beacon of hope when the first wave of COVID-19 hit Canada. The province had some of the lowest infection rates in the country and went weeks in the summer with no new cases. ...
Nov 07, 2020